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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. II. CII .497. 1930 . 701 SEC. 335. PENALTY FOR DISCLOSURE OF TRADE SECRETS. TARI FF COMMISSIO N. It shall be unlawful for any member of the commission, or for Trad e Sec rets. employee, agent, or clerk of the commission, or any other ing, etc ., of, by mem- ofdcer or employee of the United States, to divulge, or to make eral employee, or Fed. ~ r al official, un la wf ul known in any manner whatever not provided for by law, to any person, the trade secrets or processes of any person, firm, copartner- s hip, c orpor ation, or a ssocia tion embrac ed in any e xamin ation or investigation conducted by the commission, or by order of the com- mission, or by order of any member thereof. Any offense against the Punishment for. provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court, and such offender shall a lso be dism issed from offic e or d ischa rged from e mploy ment. SEC. 336. EQUALIZATION OF COSTS OF PRODUCTION. Costs of production. (a) CHANGE OF CLASSIFICATION OR DuTIEs .-In order to put into Investigations of dif. fer ences of domestic force and effect the policy of Congress by this Act intended, the w,th similar foreign commission (1) upon request of the President, or (2) upon resolu- article . tion of either or both Houses of Congress, or (3) upon its own motion, or (4) when in the judgment of the commission there is g ood a nd su fficie nt re ason theref or, u pon ap plica tion of any inte r- ested party, shall investigate the differences in the costs of produc- tion of any domestic article and of any like or similar foreign article. In the course of the investigation the commission shall hold hearings near ings, etc. a nd gi ve re asonab le pu blic notice ther eof, a nd sh all a fford reaso n- able opportunity for parties interested to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard at such hearings. The commission is authorized to adopt such reasonable procedure and rules and regu- lations as it deems necessary to execute its functions under this s ection. The commission shall report to the President the results of the investigation and its findings with respect to such differences in costs of production. If the commission finds it shown by the In repor t to Presi - den t to speci fy i ncrea ses investigation that the duties expressly fixed by statute do not equal- or decreases in d uties , ize the differences in the costs of production of the domestic article m "I""' the diffe r- encesd and the like or similar foreign article when produced in the prin- cipal -compe ting count ry, th e com missi on sha ll sp ecify in it s rep ort such increases or decreases in rates of duty expressly fixed by statute (including any necessary change in classification) as it finds shown by the investigation to be necessary to equalize such differences . In no case shall the total increase or decrease of such Limitation of cha nges . rates of duty exceed 50 per centum of the rates expressly fixed by st atute . (b) CHANGE TO AMERIC AN SF.T.T.TNG PRICE .-If the commission If dif feren ces n ot equalized thereby to be finds upon any such investigation that such differences can not be stated, and ad valorem equal ized b y pro ceedi ng as herei nbefo re pro vided, it s hall so st ate ing pri ce me icanpe l l- in its report to the President and shall specify therein such ad fl d° valorem rates of duty based upon the American selling price (as Post, p. 710. defin ed in secti on 40 2 (g)) of the domestic article, as it finds shown by the investigation to be necessary to equalize such differences . In no case shall the total decrease of such rates of duty exceed 50 Decrease restricted, incresso forbidden . per centum of the rates expressly fixed by statute, and no such rate shall be in creas ed . (C) PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT .-The President shall by Proclamation by the President if rates, etc ., proclamation approve the rates of duty and changes in classification shown b y Commission and in basis of value specified in any report of the commission necessary to er,uahze the difference . under this section, if in his judgment such rates of duty and changes are shown by such investigation of the commission to be necessary to eq ualiz e such diff erenc es in costs of p roduc tion.

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